CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1997

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Toki Susumu
: Kimenryu Masaki
: Ranbo Shosuke
: Fujiryu Masaru
‹Day 7›
Playoff

Tied at 6–1, Toki won the 7-way playoff against Hoshitango, Mutetsuyama, Suzuki, Tochitenko, Wakakosho and Tamanohana to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 7
120 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kyokubenten
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Kotofujimoto
· Sadogatake-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
3
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
4
Kiyonofuji
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
5
Arashi
· Kokonoe-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
6
Suzuki
· Irumagawa-beya · MieMie
7
Chiyonosho
· Kokonoe-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Tsuchihashi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Tochitenko
· Kasugano-beya · GunmaGunma
10
Daishinki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Tamanohana
· Kataonami-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Kitaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
13
Toki
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
14
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
Mutetsuyama
· Musashigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Okamoto
· Kasugano-beya · SagaSaga
18
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Gokenzan
· Takanohana-beya · KagawaKagawa
20
Muko
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
21
Masuhayato
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
22
Takanohikari
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
23
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Shinmei
· Musashigawa-beya · ChibaChiba
26
Nakabuchi
· Takanohana-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Ominato
· Minato-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Tomikaze
· Oguruma-beya · AichiAichi
29
Wakaazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
30
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
31
Ishide
· Hanaregoma-beya · SaitamaSaitama
32
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
33
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Shigenoumi
· Musashigawa-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
35
Takanosho
· Takanohana-beya · AichiAichi
36
Azumaumi
· Tamanoi-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
37
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
38
39
Hoshiandesu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
40
Fukukoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
41
42
Tatsukabuto
· Kabutoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
43
Kyokutenzan
· Oshima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
44
Wakanoyama
· Musashigawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
45
Shimanoryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
46
Kanechika
· Kitanoumi-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
47
Kotokanyu
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
48
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
49
Seifuriki
· Oshiogawa-beya · AomoriAomori
50
Masutsuyoshi
· Mihogaseki-beya · KochiKochi
51
Hiroseyama
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
52
Takamihana
· Azumazeki-beya · SaitamaSaitama
53
Fujinohana
· Takanohana-beya · SaitamaSaitama
54
Aranonami
· Musashigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
55
Takatosho
· Naruto-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
56
Tokiyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
57
Otoryu
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Ishizaki
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
59
Musashifuji
· Musashigawa-beya · TochigiTochigi
60
Kyokuryuzan
· Oshima-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
61
Otakayama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
62
Ohidake
· Tamanoi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
63
Subaru
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
64
Toshinyama
· Tamanoi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
65
Higotsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
66
Tochishimizu
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
67
Fusanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
68
Daiki
· Azumazeki-beya · U.S.A.
69
Takaozaki
· Naruto-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
70
Nakao
· Matsugane-beya · ChibaChiba
71
Dewanofuji
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
72
Ikemori
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
73
Hokutohikari
· Hakkaku-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
74
Daiden
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
75
Yachi
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
76
Arauma
· Isenoumi-beya · NaraNara
77
Tochinoyama
· Chiganoura-beya · TokyoTokyo
78
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
79
Fusakaze
· Wakamatsu-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Sotogahama
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
81
Kashimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
82
Hidaka
· Tatsutagawa-beya · ChibaChiba
83
Munakata
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
84
Wakakaze
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Mutsuhokkai
· Ajigawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
86
Yutakafuji
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
87
Nanbara
· Minato-beya · OsakaOsaka
88
Komai
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
89
Kogawa
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
90
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
91
Kuniazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
92
Torafusuyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · WakayamaWakayama
93
Kotonomine
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
94
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
95
Masunobori
· Mihogaseki-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
96
Kaigatake
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
97
Tanaka
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
98
Kiyonoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
99
Tokiryu
· Matsugane-beya · AichiAichi
100
Matsuo
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
101
102
Shimatora
· Kitanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
103
Kirinami
· Tatsunami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Kasuganishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Wakayuki
· Matsugane-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Amagifuji
· Nakamura-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Daitengo
· Taiho-beya · SagaSaga
108
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
109
Masakaze
· Oguruma-beya · YamagataYamagata
110
Shirata
· Futagoyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
111
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
112
Umenosato
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
113
Wakainami
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
114
Dewanosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
115
Gokokuyama
· Magaki-beya · OitaOita
116
Arawaka
· Miyagino-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
117
Kototaishu
· Sadogatake-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
118
Tatsuhikari
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
119
Shiunryu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
120
Narimatsu
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.